1. Continue reading/listening to stories & record on student list:
Students needed additional time to complete their reading logs.
To ensure student comprehension, each student is given a summary sheet to elicit responses about main characters, setting, conflict and resolution. Often the classroom teacher pairs students up to ask each other the questions and have them respond orally.
By the end of the week, each student should have completed their storytelling log and read/listened to at least 15 stories. They list the top 3 stories that they would like to tell.
Classroom teacher assigns a story to each child based on their top 3 choices, making sure that no students have the same story.
2nd Week in the Library:
Materials Needed:
Magic Fish by Freya Littledale
8 1/2 x 17 in. white paper (one per student)
variety of colored markers
1. Telling of the story, The Magic Fish by Freya Littledale and modeling a Story Map:
Librarian tells the class the story of The Magic Fish modeling facial expression, gesture, vocal inflection and projection.
After telling the story, distribute paper to each child and ask them to follow the librarian as she draws the images of the story on the paper. Things to keep in mind while creating a story map:
• Make a visual picture of your story using stick figures
• What are the e events of the story?
• It’s a memory activity, not art
• It’s quick, shouldn’t take long to complete
• Take a bunch of different colors and think/ask “What color is that character?”
• It’s another way of thinking without using words
• This activity has NO words and it should only take about 60 seconds (Folks actually finished up between 5-7 minutes)
Reflection on Activity:
• Helped identify parts unfamiliar
• Helped see echoes or patterns (recurring)
• If you can’t visualize it (picture it) you can’t tell it
• Helps you see what connections you are making or how you resonate with the piece.
• Movement and imagery are key to storytelling
Materials Needed:
1. Continue reading/listening to stories & record on student list:
2nd Week in the Library:
Materials Needed:
1. Telling of the story, The Magic Fish by Freya Littledale and modeling a Story Map:
• What are the e events of the story?
• It’s a memory activity, not art
• It’s quick, shouldn’t take long to complete
• Take a bunch of different colors and think/ask “What color is that character?”
• It’s another way of thinking without using words
• This activity has NO words and it should only take about 60 seconds (Folks actually finished up between 5-7 minutes)
Reflection on Activity:
• Helped identify parts unfamiliar
• Helped see echoes or patterns (recurring)
• If you can’t visualize it (picture it) you can’t tell it
• Helps you see what connections you are making or how you resonate with the piece.
• Movement and imagery are key to storytelling